Westchester Medical, Sound Shore won't merge

10:14 PM,
May 7, 2013

Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla.

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Negotiations that could have led to a merger between Westchester Medical Center and Sound Shore Medical Center, including Mount Vernon Hospital, ended Tuesday without an agreement, officials said.

In a statement, Westchester Medical Center said it "has now concluded that it has no alternative but to terminate these discussions."

Sound Shore officials did not respond to requests for comment. The New Rochelle hospital is the parent of Mount Vernon Hospital, considered the financially weakest in the region and most likely to close. ...